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Law-Related Education (LRE) Grants

Montana Justice Foundation

Foundation Rolling (Quarterly) Grants for EducationGrants for K-12 Schools

Funding Amount

Up to $3,000

Deadline

Rolling (quarterly review)

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Rolling — applications accepted year-round
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Timeline: Year-round (rolling applications accepted)”

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

  • Mock trial or courtroom events for high school students

Other requirements

  • Constitution In The Classroom events
  • Girls/Boys State projects
  • Staff or community training on a law-related topic or area of law
  • Any other project designed to enhance public knowledge or awareness of the law

Overview

The Montana Justice Foundation Law-Related Education (LRE) Grants Program provides small grant awards to qualifying organizations for the purpose of conducting projects that support knowledge and awareness of the law.

Eligible Project Examples

  • Mock trial or courtroom events for high school students
  • Constitution In The Classroom events
  • Girls/Boys State projects
  • Staff or community training on a law-related topic or area of law
  • Any other project designed to enhance public knowledge or awareness of the law

Eligibility

  • Qualifying organizations
  • Must align with funding priorities (see Grant Program Policy)

Application Timeline

  • Submission Period: Year-round (rolling applications)
  • Submission Method: Email

Contact Information

  • Email: mjf@mtjustice.org
  • Phone: (406) 523-3920

Additional Resources

  • Grant Program Policy available for review before applying
  • LRE Application form provided

How to Apply

How to Apply

  1. Review the Grant Program Policy to determine if your proposal matches funding priorities
  2. Complete the LRE Application Form (linked on grants information page)
  3. Submit the completed form via email to mjf@mtjustice.org

Submission Details

  • Format: Completed LRE Application Form
  • Submission Method: Email to mjf@mtjustice.org
  • Timeline: Year-round (rolling applications accepted)
  • Contact for questions: (406) 523-3920 or mjf@mtjustice.org

What Montana Justice Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
14
Total given
$779K
Median grant
$11K
Range
$6,200–$616K
  • By dollars: Montana 96%, New York 4%. Top recipient cities: Billings, MT; Missoula, MT; Helena, MT.
  • 7% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 21% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Montana Legal Services Association · Helena, MT

    General operating support funds including staff salaries

    $616K

  • Partners for Justice · Brooklyn, NY

    Sustain existing public defense/restorative support for individuals entangled in the…

    $30K

  • Haven · Bozeman, MT

    Support salaries for two legal advocates. contribution to a pool of translation funds…

    $25K

  • Montana Fair Housing · Butte, MT

    Assist victims of discrimination in securing counsel with expertise in…

    $15K

  • YWCA Billings · Billings, MT

    Pay part of the ywca legal and victim services administrator's salary and benefits…

    $15K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • K-12 schools

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